LEAD with PASSION AWARD

Student Life is pleased to announce the reinstatement of the Lead with Passion Award. This award, which was conferred annually before the pandemic, is presented each May during the Student Life Retreat Week luncheon. The awards are handmade glass directly from East Carolina University’s award-winning Glass Station in Farmville, NC.

2025 Awards

The award honors individuals in three categories:

  • Staff
  • Faculty
  • Community

Awards & Eligibility:

  • Lead with Passion Student Life Staff Award
    • full-time SHRA or EPS staff
    • at least six months of experience in Student Life
  • Lead with Passion Faculty Award
    • full-time tenured or non-tenured faculty member
    • at least six months of experience in teaching at ECU
  • Lead with Passion Community Award
    • Pitt County community member
    • at least six months of experience supporting students

Award Criteria:

Student Life supports and engages with our students by providing access to vibrant facilities and spaces, dynamic programming and services, and personalized mentoring and support. We aim to cultivate enriching student experiences that transform individual lives and create positive ripple effects within their communities.

When nominating a candidate, please highlight how they embody one or more of the Student Affairs Values listed below:

  • Student-Centered
    • Make students the focal point of our services, policies, and programming.
  • Belonging
    • Create a community where all feel safe, included, and welcomed.
  • Respect
    • Treat each other with dignity and civility, and recognize that everyone has rights, ideas, and beliefs.
  • Integrity
    • Maintain open and honest interactions.
  • Excellence
    • Deliver high-quality programming, services, and resources through continuous reflection and improvement.

Selection Committee:

  • 1 Student worker/volunteer from each Student Life Department
  • The outgoing SGA President

Past Winners:

2018-2019

  • Lauren Thorn – Staff Award
  • KJ Staton – Student Award
  • Hannah Roberts, Etiquette Dinner – Program Award

2021-2022

  • Glen Duffey – Staff Award
  • Anne Creech – Student Award
  • Dr. Alethia Cook – Campus Partner
  • SIL Committee – Program Award
    • Dorothea Mack, Dana Lopez, Stu Lannon, Jeremy Jordan, Lauren Howard, Ashley Cleland, Aleshia Hunt, Esther Smith